Wellbore Integrity: An Integrated Experimental and Numerical Study to Investigate Pore Pressure Variation during Cement Hardening under Downhole Conditions

SPE Journal ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Weicheng Zhang ◽  
Andreas Eckert ◽  
Steven Hilgedick ◽  
Harvey Goodman ◽  
Meng Meng
Keyword(s):  
Pore Pressure ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Pressure Variation ◽  
The State ◽  
Numerical Results ◽  
Von Mises Stress ◽  
Fluid Loss ◽  
Wellbore Integrity ◽  
State Of Stress ◽  
Pressure Decrease

Summary Understanding the cement hardening process and determining the development of the state of stress in the cement under specific downhole conditions are challenging but fundamental requirements to perform an accurate prediction of wellbore integrity. As an essential component of the state of stress, the temporal variation of cement pore pressure is a critical factor that affects the occurrence of cement failure. In this study, we present a novel laboratory setup to measure the cement pore pressure variation during hardening under representative downhole conditions, including the pressure, temperature, and water exchange between the cement and formation. The pore pressure measurements are further incorporated with a staged finite element analysis (FEA) approach to investigate the state of stress development during cement hardening and to evaluate cement failure under different operations and after different wait-on-cement (WOC) periods. The laboratory measurements show that the external water supply from the formation significantly impedes the pore pressure drop in the cement. The numerical results indicate that the accelerated pore pressure decrease obtained without considering downhole conditions elevates the contact pressure at the cement-formation interfaces significantly and moderately increases the von Mises stress in the cement. The numerical results further predict that the accelerated pore pressure decrease leads to an overestimation of shear failure during pressure testing and steamflooding operations but an underestimation of debonding failure during severe fluid loss and injection-related cooling processes. Based on the results of the integrated laboratory and numerical approach, qualitative and quantitative suggestions are provided for field operations to inhibit wellbore integrity risk during the wellbore life cycle.

State of Stress During Solidification With Varying Freezing Pressure and Temperature

1973 ◽  
Vol 95 (4) ◽  
pp. 227-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. I. Pedroso ◽  
G. A. Domoto
Keyword(s):  
Spherical Symmetry ◽  
Mass Conservation ◽  
Freezing Temperature ◽  
The State ◽  
Numerical Results ◽  
Liquid Pressure ◽  
Freezing Front ◽  
Thermoelastic Model ◽  
State Of Stress

An analysis is presented to estimate the state of stress when solidification occurs with varying liquid pressure and freezing temperature. A model assuming the state of stress in the freezing front is presented. An equation expressing mass conservation at the freezing front is derived. The solid is described by a linear isotropic thermoelastic model. Numerical results are given for inward freezing with spherical symmetry and infinitely slow solidification rates. It is shown that stresses will remain in the solid after the liquid pressure is released and the external traction is made to vanish.

scholarly journals Experimental analysis of the state of stress in a steel – titanium perforated plate loaded with concentrated force

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (55) ◽  
pp. 277-288
Author(s):  
Mateusz Konieczny ◽  
Grzegorz Gasiak ◽  
Henryk Achtelik
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Analysis ◽  
Maximum Stress ◽  
Ammonia Synthesis ◽  
Perforated Plate ◽  
The State ◽  
Von Mises Stress ◽  
Concentrated Force ◽  
State Of Stress ◽  
Plate Perforation ◽  
Von Mises

The paper presents an experimental analysis of the state of stress, free supported on the edge of a steel – titanium circular perforated plate loaded with a centrally concentrated force, created in the technological process of explosion welding. For this purpose, a special test stand was designed and a methodology for testing the perforated plate was developed. Resistance strain gauges were used to measure the state of strain. The load was applied in the center of the plate to a pressure stamp. As a result of the research, the values of radial, circumferential and equivalent von Mises stress were obtained as a function of the radius of the plate perforation circle and its load. The stress distribution topography revealed the zones of maximum stress of the steel – titanium perforated plate. The proposed method of experimental research can be used by engineers to verify the state of stress, e.g. in the designed tube sheet walls of reactors for ammonia synthesis.

scholarly journals Influence of the applied layer on the state of stress in a bimetallic perforated plate under two load variants

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (56) ◽  
pp. 137-150
Author(s):  
Mateusz Konieczny ◽  
Grzegorz Gasiak ◽  
Henryk Achtelik
Keyword(s):  
Perforated Plate ◽  
Single Layer ◽  
External Pressure ◽  
The State ◽  
Von Mises Stress ◽  
Stress Tests ◽  
Concentrated Force ◽  
State Of Stress ◽  
Base Steel ◽  
Von Mises

The paper presents the results of the analysis of the influence of the applied plate layer on the state of stress in the bimetallic perforated plate. The finite element method ANSYS program was used for numerical calculations. The paper presents the results of stress tests for a single-layer clad plate made of S355J2 steel and a bimetallic perforated plate consisting of layers made of S355J2 steel and titanium. In addition, the study presents the results of the research on the influence of the method of loading, i.e. the concentrated force P in the geometric center of the plate and the external pressure q on the entire surface of the plate, and the method of support, i.e. free support and fixed, on the location of stress concentration zones in the bimetallic circular perforated plate. It has been shown that the presence of a perforated layer in the plate reduces the value of the equivalent von Mises stress by a minimum of approximately 30% in the base (steel) layer.

Using Ansys for Design and Numerical Study of a Specific Fixed Wing UAV

2018 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 652-657 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriel Murariu ◽  
Razvan Adrian Mahu ◽  
Adrian Gabriel Murariu ◽  
Mihai Daniel Dragu ◽  
Lucian P. Georgescu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulations ◽  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Flight Time ◽  
Cluster System ◽  
Numerical Results ◽  
Operational Performance ◽  
Gliding Flight ◽  
Aerial Vehicle ◽  
Constant Altitude

This article presents the design of a specific unmanned aerial vehicle UAV prototype own building. Our UAV is a flying wing type and is able to take off with a little boost. This system happily combines some major advantages taken from planes namely the ability to fly horizontal, at a constant altitude and of course, the great advantage of a long flight-time. The aerodynamic models presented in this paper are optimized to improve the operational performance of this aerial vehicle, especially in terms of stability and the possibility of a long gliding flight-time. Both aspects are very important for the increasing of the goals� efficiency and for the getting work jobs. The presented simulations were obtained using ANSYS 13 installed on our university� cluster system. In a next step the numerical results will be compared with those during experimental flights. This paper presents the main results obtained from numerical simulations and the obtained magnitudes of the main flight coefficients.

scholarly journals Half-plane contacts subject to remote tension

2021 ◽  
pp. 030932472098844
Author(s):  
Nils Cwiekala ◽  
David A Hills
Keyword(s):  
Contact Problem ◽  
Half Plane ◽  
Asymptotic Form ◽  
Fretting Fatigue ◽  
The State ◽  
Partial Slip ◽  
Practical Relevance ◽  
Plane Contact ◽  
State Of Stress ◽  
Plane Contact Problem

The state of stress present in an elastic half-plane contact problem, where one or both bodies is subject to remote tension has been investigated, both for conditions of full stick and partial slip. The state of stress present near the contact edges is studied for different loading scenarios in an asymptotic form. This is of practical relevance to the study of contacts experiencing fretting fatigue, and enables the environment in which cracks nucleate to be specified.

scholarly journals Effect of the Rock Stress on the Water Jet Cutting Performance

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Battista Grosso ◽  
Valentina Dentoni ◽  
Augusto Bortolussi
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Models ◽  
Step Function ◽  
Water Jet ◽  
The State ◽  
Cutting Performance ◽  
Lagrangian Analysis ◽  
State Of Stress ◽  
Water Jet Cutting ◽  
Cutting Rate ◽  
Available Technology

AbstractUnderground quarrying is rarely adopted for granite extraction due to the difficulties in the implementation of traditional technologies (drilling and explosive). As alternative to drilling and explosive, the combination of diamond wire and water jet seems to be the most promising available technology. The cutting performance achievable with the water jet technology depends on the operative parameters, the material characteristics and the state of stress within the rock massif. To assess the effect of the state of stress on the cutting rate, laboratory tests have been performed with an oscillating water jet machine on granite samples subjected to a static load. The stress distribution in the layer of rock to be removed has been evaluated by numerical simulation with the FLAC code (Fast Lagrangian Analysis of Continua). The correlation between the results of the cutting tests and the numerical models of the rock samples has been inferred. Starting from a conceptual model, which theoretically describes the relationship between the cutting rate and the stress, a step function was defined that indicates the ranges of stress where predefined values of the cutting rate are workable.

scholarly journals Sub-Level Stoping in an Underground Limestone Quarry: An Analysis of the State of Stress in an Evolutionary Scenario

2016 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 199-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marilena Cardu ◽  
Sergio Dipietromaria ◽  
Pierpaolo Oreste
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Models ◽  
The State ◽  
In Situ Tests ◽  
Future Scenario ◽  
Limestone Quarry ◽  
Geomechanical Properties ◽  
State Of Stress ◽  
Upper Level ◽  
Pillar Structure

Abstract The aim of this study was to evaluate the state of stress of a „voids-pillar“ structure excavated by means of the sub-level stoping method in an underground limestone quarry near Bergamo (Italy). Both the current structure of the quarry (i.e. the rooms exploited till now) and a possible future scenario were analysed using the (FDM) FLAC 2D code. The quarry has been in operation since 1927; at present, exploitation is carried out underground via the sub-level stoping method. Exploitation involves two levels, with 5 rooms on the upper level and 9 rooms on the lower level. After analysing data obtained from laboratory and in situ tests carried out on rock samples and natural discontinuities, the geomechanical properties of the medium, knowledge of which is essential in order to establish the parameters that must be included in the numerical model, were evaluated. The implementation of three numerical models made it possible to study both the present conditions of quarry exploitation and the evolution of the exploited rooms, as well as a possible expansion involving a third level of rooms. Using the results obtained regarding the stress-strain present in the pillars, a potential change in room geometry was proposed aimed at reducing the stress state inside the pillars, decreasing plasticity and increasing overall quarry safety.

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